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trade dress

trade dress noun: those characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors: trademarks, wordmarks, liveries, and so on.

Noun

trade dress (usually uncountable, plural trade dresses)

  1. (usually) Those characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors: trademarks, wordmarks, liveries, and so on.
    • Near-synonym: labeling
    Synonyms:
    branding, labeling

Synonyms of trade dress

Forms of trade dress

pluraltrade dresses

Questions about trade dress

What does trade dress mean?
Trade dress means those characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors: trademarks, wordmarks, liveries, and so on.
What part of speech is trade dress?
Trade dress is a noun.
What is the plural of trade dress?
The plural of trade dress is trade dresses.

Words near trade dress in the dictionary

  1. trade diversion
  2. trade diversions
  3. trade dollar
  4. trade dollars
  5. trade down
  6. trade dress
  7. trade dresses
  8. trade edition
  9. trade fair
  10. trade fairs
  11. trade hands

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